It is all too often attested and to the same extent undisputed: Germany is a high-price country. As a result, the German mechanical and plant engineering industry in particular has to compete with the sometimes seemingly paradoxical calculation basis of the international competition. At the same time, the sector forms the successful centrepiece of the local export economy and regularly breaks new records. How does this fit together? Or put differently: what justifies higher investment costs from the perspective of our customers around the globe? It is my opinion that the focus is on three elementary components: efficiency, innovation and reliability. Core issues, which traditionally play a central part at Hennecke over the entire value added chain.

In this edition of INNOVATIONS, you can convince yourself of the passion with which Hennecke follows these aims. The perfect example for this are the high-pressure mixheads of the MT series, which are increasingly leaving the competition behind due to their impressive performance and stability. In terms of efficiency, our newest generation of high-pressure metering machines, which are already equipped with the "BLUE INTELLIGENCE" energy saving technology as standard, are setting new benchmarks.

But Hennecke is also taking the lead in the further development of processing technology with enormous investments in research and development. Often in close cooperation with customers and users, as proven by, for example, the realisation of extremely resistant surfaces or the first series production worldwide of extremely light GFRP leaf springs. The current generation of our slabstock flagship "QFM" shows that we don't lose sight of the optimisation of long-standing plant technology. As you can see, Hennecke has enough expertise in every regard to achieve the added value in various areas of application demanded by the customer. With this in mind, I hope you enjoy reading our customer magazine.

Alois Schmid,
Managing Director Technology